Hm I see what you're saying.

I agree that BRing the whole test is inefficient so I'd definitely try and avoid that. I also had kind of a bad habit of flagging too many questions, which would make BR exhausting. I guess I'd give two pieces of advice to consider.

The first--and what I personally did-- was to just try and be a little more conscious of what I was flagging during my test. I found there were a lot of questions that maybe I wasn't 100% sure of, but was like 99% sure of, and I would think, "is this something I'd really worry about or need to look at after the test?" If the answer was no, I'd try not flagging it. If I got it right, great! I built confidence and am less likely to flag things unnecessarily next time. If I got it wrong, then I can look even closer at it after review, and get some extra insight. If you do this little by little--it could be just a couple questions at first--it should build confidence and make BR easier for you. The only thing I'd caution is not to think too hard about it during the test. You don't need to be thinking about BR during the actual PT, so try and make it almost an unconscious effort.

Second, I'm not sure how many questions you're getting wrong, but you're bound to miss some flags. The LSAT is tough and some questions will fool you. Unless you notice a trend, like a specific type of question that you keep missing, I wouldn't worry tooo much about a question that you didn't flag but still got wrong. Just go over it and figure out why it fooled you. If you're missing a LOT of questions that you didn't flag on every test, that's probably indicative of something else, although you'd probably have to figure out what that is yourself.

I'm glad to hear that your BR is much higher than OG. I was the same way and it inspired me to keep studying and retake the test, which I'm very glad I did. I think you're on the right track, so keep going!

Hi there!

I've definitely had score fluctuations and have been personally frustrated with them so I think I understand where you're coming from. Our experiences may not be exactly the same (I never practiced on LawHub, but I think it's def smart to do so) but I can try to help give you some answers based on my experience so far.

Do you blind review? If your BR scores are still the same across the new lower scores and the previous higher ones, it might be some outside factor like the new testing format you're using or other life factors that are tripping you up during timed practice. I'd say that once I got all the basics down, performing well on the LSAT really became a mental game. I experienced inconsistencies in my scoring during certain periods as well, and usually I could tell if my head just wasn't in the game that day. For me it became about maintaining the same focus and effort throughout the entire test, as that's how I could best reach my goal. Maybe if you take some time to reflect about how you've felt during your most recent PTs it'll help you interpret the current trend, and hopefully make some improvements to fix it.

I don't have any experience with testing on a new format, except when I took the actual LSAT. I can't say it affected me too much, but I can see it throwing someone off, so I think it's smart to practice this way. As for the modern vs. legacy--I think you're referring to combined 4 section scoring versus omitting the experimental section in the newest PTs?--I'd go back to my sustained effort point from earlier and say you should strive to have as little difference between the repeated sections as possible, since you won't know which is which on the actual test. If you're consistent I think that's a good indicator of your ability regardless of what's scored or not. Of course there might be some disparity from time to time.

I struggled the most with LG, and so I spent a lot of time bullet proofing games from every new PT that I took. If you can, take lots of PTs, blind review and review, and then find out where your weak spots are and practice the hell out of them. This is what gave me a great feel for the test and helped my PTs get into the range I wanted them to be at. I just took the October LSAT so I can't say if it worked for sure yet, but I felt pretty good.

Final piece of advice, a bad PT, or even a few, I think is bound to happen. I know it can be extremely discouraging, but I found that the bad PTs often taught me the most about what I was doing wrong, and learning from them was some of the most valuable time that I spent studying. Take your time, trust the process, work hard, and eventually the feeling for the test that you need to develop, will develop. I hope this helped, good luck!

Hey there! I scored lower than expected on my actual LSAT as well, and since I've started studying for my retake I've learned a couple things that might help you out. I think one major lesson is that PT scores aren't necessarily a perfect reflection of the actual test because they're scored based on all four sections rather than just three on the actual LSAT. This could make a big difference if you're stronger on certain sections more than others. Basically, striving for consistent numbers across every section is the best way to prepare for/gauge your desired score on the real thing.

I also realized that I probably wasn't as prepared as I should have been for my first LSAT, and basically promised myself that I wouldn't retake until my scores were consistent and accurate regarding my goals. It sounds like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself and kind of hoping that you'll score better by registering for lots of tests, but if you want to increase your odds it may be better to take a step back and put some serious time into studying and refining your scores until they're consistent. As painful as that might sound, it's definitely been the right decision for me.

I can't say I have much experience with test anxiety, but I've definitely been thrown off by questions or sections and ran into timing issues. That happens less and less as I've continued to practice and become familiar with the test. If you can fall in love with the process it can be really rewarding. I hope this made sense and it was somewhat helpful.

Best of Luck!

I learned the most from some of the PTs that I did the worst on. Put time into BR and take note of not just the questions you got wrong, but also how you felt throughout the test, and what you can do to not make the same mistakes next time. This is really general, I know, but keeping these principles in mind has helped me improve.